Tony Stewart: driving in Cup 'does not make me happy right now' Tony Stewart's frustration from the first practice session was evident when he spoke of his retirement plans. The three-time Sprint Cup Series champion is retiring at the end of the season. “Because I’m ready to go run stuff that makes me happy and driving a Sprint Cup car does not make me happy right now," Stewart, who has two … [Read more...]

Happy Hour: Winners, punches, and road racing in your neighborhood It's time for Happy Hour. As always, tweet us your thoughts or shoot us an email at [email protected] if you want to participate. Sonoma is one of our favorite races of the year; will the pattern that Kyle Busch broke last season continue or will we see another repeat Sonoma winner on Sunday? Busch became the first … [Read more...]

Power Rankings: The Xfinity Series gets a turn this week Welcome to Power Rankings, where this week we take a look at the top 12 drivers in the Xfinity Series. 1. Daniel Suarez: Things are coming together for Suarez in his sophomore season. he's got 12 top 10s, tied for most in the series, the best average finish (6.6), has finished on the lead lap of all but one of the 14 races this season … [Read more...]

Court records give glimpse of details in alleged assault on Mike Wallace Former NASCAR driver Mike Wallace says he and his daughter and her husband were assaulted by three men after Wallace asked one of the men how a concert went. The alleged assault happened after Friday's Rascal Flatts concert in Charlotte. Wallace said one of the men became angry after Wallace's question and the … [Read more...]

Mike Wallace allegedly assaulted at Rascal Flatts concert Former NASCAR driver Mike Wallace was allegedly assaulted at a Rascal Flatts concert in Charlotte on Friday. Three men have been arrested in connection with the alleged assault, which happened while Wallace was leaving the concert with his daughter. From ESPN: A CMPD spokesman confirmed that three men were arrested in the Wallace … [Read more...]

No. 68 Ganassi GTE penalized, still keeps Le Mans win Chip Ganassi Racing's win in the GTE-Pro class at Le Mans stands despite two penalties handed down after the race. The No. 68 car, driven by Dirk Mueller, Joey Hand and IndyCar driver Sebastian Bourdais won the GTE class by approximately a minute at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday morning. But officials penalized the team 70 seconds; 50 … [Read more...]

Is Jeff Gordon a candidate to co-host talk show with Kelly Ripa? Could Jeff Gordon become a talk show host in addition to his duties with NASCAR on Fox? According to a report from TV Line, the four-time Sprint Cup champion has "zoomed to the top of ABC’s short list" to replace Michael Strahan as Kelly Ripa's co-host on the Live! talk show (we're thinking zoom is being used as a racing pun … [Read more...]

Kyle Larson loses 15 points for post-race inspection infraction Make it two penalties in two weeks for Kyle Larson's No. 42 team. NASCAR said Wednesday that Larson and team had been docked 15 points and interim crew chief Philip Surgen had been fined $25,000 for a post-race inspection failure. Larson finished third Sunday and NASCAR said the car failed the laser inspection station. What part … [Read more...]

Power Rankings: Kurt Busch (barely) maintains the top spot Welcome to Power Rankings. As always, Power Rankings are far from a scientific formula. In fact, it's the perfect blend of analytics and bias against your favorite driver. Direct all your complaints to us at [email protected] and we'll try to have some fun. 1. Kurt Busch (LW: 1): Busch did not have a top-10 car throughout … [Read more...]

ThorSport Racing shop heavily damaged in fire A fire early Monday morning at the ThorSport Racing Shop heavily damaged the team's building in Sandusky, Ohio. ThorSport fields four trucks in the Camping World Truck Series, including the No. 88 truck for two-time Truck Series champion Matt Crafton. The team said in a statement Monday morning that it's prepared to compete in Saturday's Truck … [Read more...]